Our season finale will culminate with the epic music of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, featuring Mary Irwin, Concertmaster. We'll begin the concert with a nostalgic piece by Margaret Brouwer and will feature this year's Young Artist Competition Winner!
Join the HSO for a Special Concert Filled with Timeless Classics and Epic Scores!
This performance promises a delightful journey through some of the most beloved pieces in classical and cinematic music, featuring:
Peter & the Wolf – A charming symphonic tale for all ages, narrated by Scott Treadway of Flat Rock Playhouse.
Raiders of the Lost Ark – A thrilling, iconic score by John Williams that brings adventure to life.
Tchaikovsky – A showcase of the Russian composer’s stirring melodies and emotional depth.
Bizet – Enjoy the lively and passionate sounds of the French master’s works.
Offenbach – A taste of whimsical, vibrant music that will delight the senses.
Music from The Avengers – A powerful and energetic conclusion with music from the epic Marvel film!
This concert will captivate music enthusiasts of all ages with its blend of adventure, emotion, and powerful symphonic sound. Don't miss it!
This year, we are excited to include the HSO Youth Arts Fair, a celebration of creativity and artistic expression designed for children of all ages. The Youth Arts Fair will showcase several area arts organizations that will be there to share information about their programs designed to enrich our community’s creative youth. We believe that by nurturing creativity in our youth, we are investing in a vibrant cultural future for everyone.
On hand at this year’s fair will be the Jam Kids of Henderson Co, Hendersonville Ballet, Hendersonville Chorus, Hendersonville Library, the Hendersonville Arts League, Hendersonville Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the Arts Council of Henderson County.
Join us for the Hendersonville holiday tradition featuring all the favorite hits! Selections include Sleigh Ride, Nutcracker, Polar Express, Festive Sounds of Hanukkah, and many more of our best-loved tunes. It can't be missed!
In the wake of hurricane Helene's devastation, the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra (HSO) will present Orchestrating Hope, a free concert at Blue Ridge Community College We encourage you to spread the word, inviting friends, family, and neighbors to experience this meaningful musical gathering.
Highlights of the concert will include Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 Pastoral, Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 Italian and Jessie Montgomery: Strum
Seating will be limited. To reserve your general admission seats for this special concert, you will need to call 828-697-5884, starting on Friday October 18th. Seats will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis. For more information, visit our website at hendersonvillesymphony.org.
Due to local flood conditions, this concert has been postponed for a later date.
Wander the forest in the countryside with us as we perform Beethoven's Pastorale Symphony. On the first half, we'll also be joined by Brian Hsu as he performs one of the most difficult pieces in all of the piano repertoire, Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto no. 3 in d minor.
Birds call, flowers bloom, and warm air is here to stay in both Dvorak's Symphony no 8. Spring will be called in by the magic of Weber's Oberon Overture, his musical setting of a famous medieval tale. Also joining this concert will be the winner of HSO's Young Artist's Competition.
Diego Neira, Clarinet
2024 Concerto Competition Winner
Schumann's famous piano concerto is filled with hope, joy, and optimism for the future. It's a perfect way to start the spring season. Starting the program is Chevalier de St. Georges exuberant and virtuosic 2nd Symphony, which will be followed by Schubert's enigmatic Unfinished Symphony.
Special Guest Artist, David Gross, piano.
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Join us for the traditional holiday concert, this year featuring music from all your favorite holiday movies. As always, we'll round out the program with carols, songs, and laughter.
For over two decades, Thomas Joiner led the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra. We'll celebrate his legacy, welcome old friends, and highlight the next chapter of HSO. Concert will feature Douglas Weeks, piano; Dianna Joiner, violin; and Ron Whittemore, narrator. Selections include Beethoven Piano Concerto no 3 in c minor, Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet, and John Williams, Schindler's List.
After today’s concert, everyone is welcome to join the Orchestra, Conductor Concklin and our Special Guests for a Post Concert Reception, honoring Thomas Joiner at Marked Tree Vineyard, 623 Deep Gap Rd, Flat Rock. Thanks to the generous support of Matt and Rebecca Aldrich.
Join the HSO as we take you on a road trip through the United States. The excursion will start and end in New York with music from Bernstein’s West Side Story, make a quick trip to second-city Chicago, and then jaunt into the American West featuring music by Aaron Copland. As a bonus, we’ll even make a quick getaway to the city of love for Gershwin’s classic, American in Paris.
All Tickets purchase for this concert will be held at Will-Call
This concert celebrates friendship - old and new, local and long distance, and everything in between. For his debut with the HSO, David Southorn, Concertmaster of the Delaware and New Haven Symphonies, and Associate Concertmaster of the New Jersey Symphony, will perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in e minor. The concert also features Elgar’s Enigma Variations, a piece he wrote for closest friends in which he set each person to music.
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David Southorn, violin
Sponsored by Knox Law
HSO will celebrate the holidays in traditional style - this year with two performances! Featuring music from the Nutcracker and Fledermaus, traditional carols, Sleigh Ride, and a few surprises along the way, join us as we mark the season!
Showtimes 3 PM and 7:30 PM
The HSO begins a new era with its new Music Director, John Young Shik Concklin. For the inaugural concert, the program features two of John’s favorite pieces: Symphony no. 39 in E flat Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Symphony no. 2 in D Major by Johannes Brahms. Both symphonies are joyous and celebratory in nature, a perfect pairing to kick off the next 50 years at HSO.
John Young Shik Concklin conducts our final program of the year and celebrates joy, wisdom, and hope. As the HSO looks to a new era, tonight’s program offers familiar and comforting works. We begin the evening with Mozart’s beautiful and at times gleeful, Overture to the Magic Flute. The amazing talent of cellist Miriam K Smith is featured on Elgar’s Cello Concerto in e minor. This special evening will come to a close with Dvořák’s Symphony no. 9 in e minor, “New World”. As our community emerges from the pandemic, the hope is that tonight offers a long-awaited visit from old friends, so to speak.
Guest Artist Miriam K Smith sponsored by Southern Alarm
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Under Timothy Verville’s baton, three brilliantly orchestrated works showcase the HSO in an evening of overcoming overwhelming odds. Daugherty's Red Cape Tango pits Superman against his most powerful adversary ever, Doomsday, in a battle to the end. Canadian pianist Carter Johnson joins the orchestra performing Ravel's Concerto for the Left Hand, a work composed for a WWI veteran who lost an arm in battle. Love triumphs evil as the evening concludes with Rimsky-Korsakov's dazzling Scheherazade.
Guest Artist Carter Johnson, sponsored by Marked Tree Vineyard
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Join Music Director candidate, Yuriy Bekker, in an all-Russian program. The program opens with the exhilarating Polovtsian Dances by Borodin. Virtuoso trumpet soloist, Francis LaPorte, will then be featured in Arutunian’s flashy Trumpet Concerto. The concert culminates with Tchaikovsky’s beloved Symphony no 5 in E minor, filled with emotional and glorious melodies and topped off with a most triumphant ending. Come and be swept away by the beauty of these iconic Russian masterpieces.
Guest Artist Francis LaPorte, sponsored by Marked Tree Vineyard
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Featuring Julian Pinelli, fiddle, Graham Sharp, banjo and Soprano Amanda Horton
Join us at Blue Ridge Community College for the first program of our symphony season as we perform holiday favorites old and new, this time with a mountain flair. Welcome to our stage Nashville-based, WNC-raised, 2017 RockGrass competition-winning fiddler Julian Pinelli and Grammy-winning, Steep Canyon Rangers front man Graham Sharp on banjo to add some toe tapping to the usual caroling and merriment of this annual Hendersonville Symphony tradition.
Featuring Danielle Knox, soprano; Adrian Smith, baritone; and Grant Knox, tenor
Celebrate the wonderful partnership between music, food, and drink with selections from the baroque to the 20th century.
Featuring the 2020 Young Artist Competition Winner!
Three composers musically depict the classic tale of good vs. evil. Meet Tchaikovsky’s Lilac Fairy and Carabosse, Menken’s Belle, Gaston, Lumiere, and the Beast, and Berlioz’ compelling journey of infatuation and despair with actress Harriett Smithson.
Our community celebrates together the most wonderful time of the year. Whether you are observing Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, or another seasonal occasion, a musical trip around the world offers a glimpse into the traditions and customs that make holidays so special.
Featuring Zachary DePue, violinist
Vienna - the city of music: a world music capital where more famous composers lived than any other city. They came, stayed, and wrote immortal music.
Featuring Kathryn Brown, pianist
Revel in the melodies, magic, and memories of American musical icons from our southern mountains, New York’s jazz clubs, and the coastline of a summer in Maine.
Beethoven – Symphony No. 1
Tchaikovsky – Variations on a Rocco Theme
Popper – Hungarian Rhapsody, Op 68
Stravinsky – Firebord Suite (1919)
Heralded form a young age as a cellist destined to rank among the greatest of the 21st century, Julian Schwarz’s powerful tone, effortless virtuosity, and extraordinarily large color palate are on full display with elegant and riveting solo works by Tchaikovsky and Popper. The Hendersonville Symphony completes the season with Stravinsky’s colorful, powerful Firebird Suite.
A Special Benefit Concert in support of the Hendersonville Symphony
This benefit concert is free and open to the public. Join us in support of the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra and feel the beauty and passion of this rich musical fantasy for clarinet, double bass & piano.
Repertoire will be performed by composers including Giovanni Bottesini, Ariel Ramirez, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy, André Messager, Francis Poulenc, Sergei Prokofiev, Maurice Jeanjean, and Alexander Scriabin.
The Mountain Chamber Trio members include Christopher Tavernier (piano), Matthew Hanna (clarinet) and Keith Freeburg (double bass). Freeburg learned to play piano, guitar and string bass as a child. He pursued the bass and graduated from the University of Minnesota as a string major with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education. After teaching orchestra for several years, Keith studied piano technology at McPhail School of the Arts in Minneapolis and began a full-time career in piano tuning, repair and rebuilding. Keith is a member of the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra and the Brevard Philharmonic.
The Music Foundation of Western North Carolina is a non-profit organization with a passion to unite the arts community by creating extraordinary educational and performance opportunities for all ages.
On Monday, two distinguished faculty members from Brevard Music Center will take center stage in an afternoon chamber concert featuring Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor and Franck's Violin Sonata in A major featuring violinist Jason Posnock and pianist Michael Chertock.
Mr. Posnock is also Brevard Music Center's Director of Artistic Planning and Educational Programs. Chamber Music Tuesdays in Hendersonville is made possible, in part, through a grant from the Perry N. Rudnick Endowment Fund of the Community Foundation of Henderson County.
